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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a workgroup to examine the |
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implementation of dating violence awareness and education programs |
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in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0831, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commissioner shall establish a workgroup to make |
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recommendations related to ensuring and improving implementation |
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of the dating violence policy required under Subsection (a) in |
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middle schools, including recommendations for specific methods of |
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implementing training under the policy for students, parents, |
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educators, and school administrators. The workgroup must be |
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composed of: |
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(1) one member from the agency; |
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(2) one member from the Texas State Teachers |
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Association; |
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(3) one member from the Texas American Federation of |
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Teachers; |
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(4) one member from the Association of Texas |
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Professional Educators; |
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(5) one member from the Texas Association of School |
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Boards; |
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(6) one member from the Texas Association of School |
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Administrators; |
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(7) one member from the Texas School Counselor |
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Association; |
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(8) one member from the Texas Association of Secondary |
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School Principals; |
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(9) one member from the Texas School Nurses |
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Organization; |
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(10) one member from the Texas School Safety Center; |
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(11) one member from the Texas High School Coaches |
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Association; |
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(12) three campus safety officers; |
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(13) four members from family violence centers, as |
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defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code, from different |
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geographic regions in this state, including both rural and urban |
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areas; |
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(14) one member from a statewide family violence |
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advocacy organization; |
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(15) one member from a statewide sexual assault |
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advocacy organization; |
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(16) one member from a statewide advocacy organization |
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that serves teenage victims of dating violence; |
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(17) one member from the intake division or the |
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investigation division of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; |
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(18) one member from the Parenting and Paternity |
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Awareness program in the office of the attorney general; |
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(19) one member from the family violence program in |
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the Health and Human Services Commission; and |
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(20) two members from the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department, including one member who has experience with juvenile |
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probation. |
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(d) The workgroup established under Subsection (c) shall |
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report its recommendations to the legislature not later than |
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September 1, 2016. |
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(e) This subsection and Subsections (c) and (d) expire |
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September 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |